Carrier profile · USDOT 853615 · MC-376029 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC

16 power unitsavg 17.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesHOUSTON, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-376029 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 462-8855 Email dispatchSCOTT@ADMIRALTRANSFER.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 42 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.6 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 11

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Msa’10–’14

Praetorian’14–’17

National Interstate’18–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2020

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2017	$750K	5
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Sep 2014	$750K	4
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Sep 2010	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2008	$750K	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jun 2004 → Sep 2006	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2004	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Apr 2001 → Sep 2001	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 22

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

55.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

13330 HEMPSTEAD RD

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ TX

AZ 18 · UT 5 · TX 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 456821

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13330 HEMPSTEAD RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77040
Mailing address: PO BOX 841525, HOUSTON, TX, 77284
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 462-8855
Fax: (713) 462-6840
Email: scott@admiraltransfer.com
Web domain: admiraltransfer.com

Registration

Officers: Scott R Ensell · Stefanie Guerrero
USDOT / docket: 853615 · MC-376029
First registered: Feb 8, 2000
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2026 · 409,953 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

409,953

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC.

ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC (USDOT 853615) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 18, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC's USDOT number?

ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC's USDOT number is 853615, and its motor carrier number is MC-376029.

Is ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC's safety record?

ADMIRAL TRANSFER AND RIGGING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).